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Derivation of a frailty index from the interRAI acute care instrument

BACKGROUND: A better understanding of the health status of older inpatients could underpin the delivery of more individualised, appropriate health care. METHODS: 1418 patients aged ≥ 70 years admitted to 11 hospitals in Australia were evaluated at admission using the interRAI assessment system for A...

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Autores principales: Hubbard, Ruth E, Peel, Nancye M, Samanta, Mayukh, Gray, Leonard C, Fries, Brant E, Mitnitski, Arnold, Rockwood, Kenneth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4373301/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25887105
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0026-z